Copper futures trade down as dollar strengthens

28 Apr 2025 Evaluate

Copper futures were trading down on Monday as the US dollar strengthened against its major peers overseas ahead of key US economic data, including jobs figures and GDP, to assess the impact of trade tensions. Moreover, mixed signals over US-China trade talks also kept sentiment cautious. Last week’s private report showed that China has exempted certain US imports from its retaliatory 125% tariffs, while on Sunday US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contradicted Trump’s earlier remarks saying he was unaware of any ongoing tariff negotiations with China and unsure if Trump had recently spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Copper futures for May delivery lost $0.0245 or 0.51% at $4.8155 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange.

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